flash

1. Flash
   A pool.
2. Flash
   A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictitious strength to liquors.
3. Flash
   (Engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
4. Flash
   (Journalism) A short news item providing recently received and usually preliminary information about an event that is considered important enough to interrupt normal broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called a news flash or bulletin.
5. Flash
   A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show. "The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind.", "No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy."
6. Flash
   A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.
7. Flash
   Same as flashlight.
8. Flash
   Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
9. Flash
   The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period. "The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash ."
10. Flash
    To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash. "Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch words of unnumbered struggles.", "The object is made to flash upon the eye of the mind.", "A thought flashed through me, which I clothed in act."
11. Flash
    To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light. "The chariot of paternal Deity, Flashing thick flames."
12. Flash
    To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash. "He rudely flashed the waves about."
13. Flash
    To trick up in a showy manner. "Limning and flashing it with various dyes."
14. Flash
    Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.

1. flash
   To burst into sudden flame; specifically, to ignite and flare up with sudden and transient brilliancy; emit a bright flame for a moment: as, the flashing-point of oil; the powder flashed in the pan.
2. flash
   To burst forth with sudden brilliancy; break out in a transient or variable gleam or glitter; emit flashes; gleam: as, the lightning flashed continually.
3. flash
   To burst suddenly into view or perception; come or appear instantaneously: as, the scene flashed upon his sight; the solution of the problem flashed into his mind.
4. flash
   To burst suddenly into action; break out with sudden force or violence.
5. flash
   To come, move, or pass in a flashing manner; act as if in or by a flash: as, the dog flashed by in hot pursuit.
6. flash
   In glass-making, to expand, as blown glass, into a disk. See flashing, 1.
7. flash
   Hence, to fail after a showy or pretentious effort; act or strive without result; give up suddenly without accomplishing anything.
8. flash
   To emit or send forth in a sudden flash or flashes; cause to appear with sudden glitter.
9. flash
   To cause to flame up suddenly, as by ignition; produce a flash from.
10. flash
    To convey or send by instantaneous communication; cause to appear or be perceived suddenly or startlingly: as, to flash a message over the wires (of a telegraph).
11. flash
    To cause to appear flashy; trick up in a showy manner; streak; stripe.
12. flash
    In glass-making, to expand to a flat disk, as the blown globe or mass of glass, by revolving it in front of the furnace-mouth, which keeps it hot and ductile; hence, to apply a film of colored glass to by this process. See flashing, 1.
13. flash
    In electric lighting, to make (the carbon filament) incandescent. See flashing, 3.
14. (n) flash
    A sudden burst of flame or light; a light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a gleam: as, a flash from a gun.
15. (n) flash
    A sudden burst of something regarded as resembling light in its effect, as color, wit, glee, energy, passion, etc.; a short, vivid, and brilliant outburst; a momentary brightness or show.
16. (n) flash
    The time occupied by a flash of light; a very short period; a transient state; an instant.
17. (n) flash
    plural The hot stage of a fever.
18. (n) flash
    A showy or blustering person.
19. (n) flash
    A quibble; jugglery with words.
20. (n) flash
    A shoot of a plant.
21. (n) flash
    A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., used for coloring brandy and rum, and giving them a factitious strength.
22. (n) flash
    Hence— An unsuccessful effort or outburst; a brilliant endeavor followed by failure: said of an utterly abortive effort that has been made with much parade or confidence, of an ineffective outbreak of passion, etc.
23. flash
    To dash (water); sprinkle.
24. flash
    To splash; dash about, as water.
25. flash
    To increase the flow of water in; flood with water from a reservoir or otherwise, as a stream or a sewer; flush. See flashing.
26. flash
    To splash, as waves.
27. (n) flash
    A pool of water.
28. (n) flash
    A sluice or lock on a navigable river, just above a shoal, to raise the water while craft are passing.
29. (n) flash
    A body of water driven by violence.
30. flash
    Insipid; vapid.
31. flash
    Of or pertaining to or associated with thieves, knaves, vagabonds, prostitutes, etc.: applied especially to thieves' cant or jargon.
32. flash
    Vulgarly showy or gaudy: as, a flash dress; a flash style.
33. flash
    Expert; smart; crack.
34. flash
    In photography, to cover with an exceedingly thin layer, as of metal in a plating-bath.
35. (n) flash
    In electricity, an accidental electric arc of short duration and great intensity.

1. (n) Flash
   flash a momentary gleam of light: a sudden burst, as of merriment: a short transient state
2. (v.i) Flash
   to break forth, as a sudden light: to break out into intellectual brilliancy: to burst out into violence
3. (v.t) Flash
   to cause to flash: to expand, as blown glass, into a disc: to send by some startling or sudden means

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